New Zonda CEO names missing founder as holder of BTC worth $336M

The disappearance of Zonda’s founder remains a mystery not yet solved. However, the current CEO has figured out a few things. According to Zonda CEO Przemysław Kral, Sylwester Suszek did not hand over Bitcoin keys tied to 4,500 Bitcoins, currently worth about $336 million at current market prices.

The Polish exchange is facing renewed scrutiny after Przemysław Kral’s recent video. According to Kral, the Bitcoin wallet was last active in November 2025. Allegedly, there was a transfer supposed to happen from the “missing” CEO, which never happened.

He denied any fund misappropriation charges, saying that locating Suszek was of utmost importance.

Zonda crypto is hurting Poland

There are fresh allegations of Zonda crypto heading for bankruptcy. Polish news sources have additionally disclosed a probe against Zonda carried out by Polish regulators. 

The CEO had earlier refuted allegations of bankruptcy after a probe by Recoveris on April 6 into its hot wallets, claiming that Zonda was fully solvent with over 4,500 BTC worth of assets.

Zonda CEO Kral explained in the video that the main cause for the unusually high demand for withdrawing from their service was due to some negative publicity from the media.

According to him, Zonda handles about 100,000 withdrawal requests annually; however, more than 25,000 withdrawal requests were made to Zonda shortly before and after April 6.

The CEO said the company will take legal action and assured customers that it will meet its obligation towards them.

According to Kral, the financial statement provided by Zonda was issued with an overall positive audit report from an independent accountant. 

Wipler rejects ‘lobbying’ claims, demands Tusk apology

Donald Tusk, a Polish politician and historian, made public references to ABW reports that stated that payments related to Kral and Zonda companies were paid to Wipler’s Foundation and another payment to Ziobro’s Foundation towards the end of 2025. This is close to when there were parliamentary debates on the crypto legislation and presidential vetoes by President Nawrocki.

In defense of the 70,000 euro commercial transaction with Expofer Servis House (related to Zondacrypto president), Przemysław Wipler, Konfederacja MP and head of the Dobry Rząd foundation, stated that it was related only to analysis services. 

He reiterates his long-term position of criticism of MiCA-implementing law as overly restrictive and market-destructive, and calls for Tusk’s apologies, with a threat to report him to prosecutors for defamation and improper use of ABW data.

Where is Zonda founder?

Sylwester Suszek, the founder and former CEO of the Polish crypto exchange originally known as BitBay (rebranded to Zonda in 2021), went missing on March 10, 2022, at the age of 34. His disappearance is considered an ongoing missing person’s case by the Polish authorities, one that may involve foul play.

The exchange’s rebranding and relocation of operations (first to Malta, later to Estonia) have been described by his family as a hostile takeover involving corporate restructuring that sidelined him and seized his assets.

Suszek left his house for a scheduled appointment in Czeladź, a small industrial city in Southern Poland (also known as the coal mining region in Silesia).

Here, he met a lawyer named Marian Wszolek, an associate of his and the owner of the gas station, fuel depot, and transportation company in the region. According to prosecutors, this man is considered an organized criminal figure and has been involved in VAT fraud on a huge scale.

This was the last point at which Suszek made contact with his mobile; he was spotted at this fuel depot at 3:08 p.m., after which no further communication from him has been recorded.

He has not been in touch with his family since then, and they have filed a report with the police in Katowice about his disappearance. Suszek’s sister, Nicole, has publicly stated she believes he was kidnapped and murdered and has reported receiving threats

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